On the Home Front

renters rights

October 9, 2012

News Round-Up: Foreclosed

Both the Charlotte Post and Affordable Housing Finance wrote about our recent report on the impact of the foreclosure crisis on renters. As AHF notes, we argue that “nationwide data must be made available to better assess the impact of foreclosures on renters and urges that 2009’s Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act, which is set to expire at Continue reading

News round-up

affordable housing, foreclosure, national housing trust fund, renters, renters rights, tenants
July 12, 2012

Protecting Renters from Foreclosure- Permanently.

The housing market is sending decidedly mixed signals to Americans: On the one hand, increases in new home construction are suggesting to analysts that the housing slump might finally be over, which could mean positive economic impacts outside of the housing construction sector. On the other hand, banks are sending increasing numbers of homes into Continue reading

Policy Focus

economy, foreclosure, housing market, housing slump, new home construction, protecting tenants at foreclosure, renter households, renters, renters rights, tenants rights